Ancient Egypt
The ruler of ancient Egypt was called the _______.
Pharaoh
What language comes from Rome?
Latin
What is the name for the first 10 amendments to the U.S. Constitution?
The Bill of Rights
What does monotheism mean?
Belief in one god
Which mountain range is located to the north of India and acts as a natural barrier?
Himalayas
Who was the President of the United States during the Civil War?
Abraham Lincoln
What is a fan-shaped area of fertile land located at the mouth of a river called?
What Roman innovation moved fresh water throughout the empire?
Aqueducts
Which branch of government has the power to strike down an unconstitutional law?
The Judicial Branch
What are Jewish religious teachers called?
Rabbis
What are the two major rivers that flow through India?
The Indus and Ganges Rivers
Who was the President of the Confederate States during the Civil War?
Jefferson Davis
The Nile River empties into which body of water?
The Mediterranean Sea
How did Julius Caesar die?
Stabbed by Senators
Which amendment protects against unreasonable searches and seizures?
4th Amendment
Which Jewish prophet led the Israelites out of slavery in Egypt?
Moses
What is the concept of reincarnation?
The rebirth of the soul in a new body after death
Who assassinated President Abraham Lincoln?
John Wilkes Booth
What was the reed plant that grew along the Nile that was used to make rope, baskets, and paper?
Papyrus
After the Romans overthrew Tarquin and Rome’s kingdom ended, what type of government did they create?
Republic
How many senators does each state receive?
2
What is the name given to the first five books of the Hebrew Bible?
Torah
Prince Siddhartha Gautama
Which general led the Union Army?
Ulysses S. Grant
What was the name of the Egyptian sun god?
Ra
Which Roman Emperor converted to Christianity and made Constantinople the new capital of the Roman Empire?
Constantine
What is the name of a system of government in which the federal government and state governments share power?
Federalism
Who was the king that drove the Philistines out of Israel and moved the capital to Jerusalem?
David
What is the concept of dharma in Hinduism?
One's duty, or righteous way of living
What was the primary strategy of the North to defeat the South called?
The Anaconda Plan